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Kenya Tourism Federation National Chairman Mohamed Hersi and Tourism CS Najib Balala.
The decision by the Treasury to cut the Ministry of Tourism budget by Sh3.42 billion has sparked uproar with hoteliers saying it would hamper the industry s recovery plans.
According to the Supplementary Budget released this week, the Treasury slashed the ministry s spending to Sh9.4 billion from Sh12.8 billion in the previous financial year.
Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) National Chairman Mohamed Hersi termed the move regrettable, saying the ministry should be allocated adequate funds to turn around the sector hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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MOMBASA, KENYA: Mixed reaction greeted the government’s decision to slash the Sh12.8 billion earlier allocated to the Tourism Ministry.
Out of the earlier allocation, Sh3.42 billion has been slashed leaving the tourism budget with Sh9.4 billion.
Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) National chairman, Mohamed Hersi termed the move as highly regrettable adding that it was expected that due to the ravaging Covid-19 pandemic, tourism gets adequate funding to help it recover. The new scenario will now compel Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) to scale down on its marketing operations, Hersi who is also Director of Operations at the Pollmans Tours and Safaris Company said.